Chapter 17: Spurs Expectations
"Mr. Buford!" The Rockets' scout was startled. He would never have thought that the general manager of the Spurs would come here because of a college player. Shouldn't this be left to the scouts to contact?
Before Jiang Yuntao recovered from the fairy tale that NBDL invited him to fight for professional careers, another bomb came, and it was a nuclear bomb!
If you play in the Viper Team, you may be a teammate with Zhou Qi for a while. After all, Zhou Qi has been transferred to the training, let alone whether he can play it out, Jiang Yuntao can make a lot of money because he is a team under the Rockets and is playing with Zhou Qi. He will definitely be overwhelmed with various interviews and advertisements.
Jiang Yuntao knew very well that if he really agreed, he would most likely not be of good level, but his fortune was getting better and better. After all, he was much more handsome than Durant Xinxiang (Zhou Qi).
"Hello, Mr. Buford." However, now that the Spurs general manager took the initiative to find him, how could Jiang Yuntao not be excited?
This is an NBA team! This is the Spurs who have Ginobili and Parker!
God! Every child who likes to play basketball dreams of playing basketball with the stars on TV and experience the feeling of the NBA arena. However, for the first time, Jiang Yuntao felt that he was so close to his dream.
Even if RC hasn't said anything yet.
"Well, Courtney, please go out first. I have something to say to this young man." RC Buford patted the Rockets scout on the shoulder. Courtney and the Vipers assistant coach hurried out. Just kidding, they are not of the same level as the uncle in front of them, okay?
Even Morey (Rocket General Manager) had to shout "Senior" in awe when he saw RC Buford, let alone them.
Jiang Yuntao's heart was beating, he was expecting something good to happen.
RC Buford had no airs, so he let Jiang Yuntao sit side by side with him, speaking very slowly, and joked first: "Don't be fooled into the Rockets. D'Antoni (the head coach of the Rockets) can only rotate 7 people, it's not your turn."
"Haha, they have to ask me~" Jiang Yuntao laughed at himself.
Speaking of this, RC Buford's expression became serious and briefly said his opinion: "Young man, your defense and court temperament are pretty good, but maybe it's because of playing time, you seem to be a little bad at offense?"
"Uh...this..."
"Tell me the truth, it's okay." RC's eyes seemed to be able to see through people's hearts.
"Yes, I usually do not attack independently in the game and score very few points." Jiang Yuntao did not boast about himself. He knew that if he really played in the NBA now, he might be unable to score a goal defended by a group of fierce defenders.
"I'm very honest, can I tell you my expectations?" RC Buford's deep gaze seemed to see through a person behind the gold-edged lenses.
"Listen to the ears." Jiang Yuntao quickly sat upright, but the Spurs boss was going to give him some advice.
"If the physical factors cannot be reversed, you have to improve your shooting ability and achieve an open hit rate of more than 80%. Only then can you become a functional player, three-pointers, mid-range shots, which are the means you can score now. It can be seen that you like to play with flowers, but the simplest one is the most practical one."
"How do you know that I love playing with flowers?" Jiang Yuntao looked at himself. He was called "Flower" when playing jungle balls because he was too fancy.
"Guess."
"This..." Mr. Buford's sudden cold humor made Jiang Yuntao unexpected.
"Haha, I'm leaving. I may not come next time, but I hope you can become stronger." RC Buford stood up. The boss didn't say much, but gave Jiang Yuntao the most sincere advice.
"You mean?" Jiang Yuntao, who had no expectations, also stood up, his eyes shining.
"Well, the second investigation." RC Buford nodded to Jiang Yuntao, left the VIP room with his briefcase, leaving Jiang Yuntao in a daze.
Second inspection from the Spurs!!!
This is equivalent to the second round of interviews, and one round is barely passed?
But failing to pass the second round still means that it is useless. What RC Buford just said to strengthen his shooting and scoring ability is what he wants Jiang Yuntao to do during the second inspection?
The opportunity hit Jiang Yuntao's head, which caught him off guard.
"What do you like about me?" He touched his head. Could it be that it was really because he was a little bit handsome than Zhou Qi?
...
"The Spurs like functional players, maybe they value your stadium response ability. You steal so quickly and accurately." Jiang Yuntao invited Xiao Li to eat barbecue, and Xiao Li analyzed it for him.
"Something makes sense." Jiang Yuntao, who hadn't eaten barbecue for a long time, swallowed it hard.
"If Leonard was not injured, you might have to go to the Spurs to try out. Unfortunately, the Spurs now need strong offensive capabilities and rookie Mori is the defense, so don't think too much. Besides, even if you pass the second inspection, there will be a team trial for Mr. Popovich. This level is probably super difficult."
"Well, I suddenly have meat to eat now, and I'm a little gluttony." Jiang Yuntao had the urge to cry while eating. Life is like this!
After the draft ended a year ago, Jiang Yuntao actually contacted Texas' Xialian team and NBDL team, Austin Spurs and Rockets Vipers were among them, but after he submitted his resume, he was like a rock sinking into the sea. No one in both teams blazed him. Logically speaking, the Rockets, who have tasted the sweetness of Chinese players, should give Jiang Yuntao a chance to perform in Xialian, but Zhou Qi must come in this year... So Jiang Yuntao became a life defeat at that time.
Now, not only the NBDL team has taken the initiative to invite themselves to sign, but the Spurs general manager actually has expectations for themselves, which is simply too excited for Jiang Yuntao, who has never received any recognition.
In order to see when the second inspection will come, Jiang Yuntao practiced hard for a week. After the girls in the school every day, they would find that there was a Chinese boy in the gym who was exercising late at night, and some even wanted to take the initiative to date him. Such a boy is so charming.
No one in the Chinese basketball world knows that there is a boy working so hard in the United States. Supernova Lin Jing is still blocked by fans every day. Whenever she is now, she will think of the boy who picked her up and threw her into the car. For this reason, she has had several more activities in the mall at the same time, but she will never see the tall sunny boy again.
She is particularly cold and lonely behind the sunglasses.
Passers-by are in a hurry, and everyone's life trajectory is different. Sometimes the trajectory will meet each other, and that is the right person.
On March 1, with the end of the last game of the group stage, the University of Texas at Austin successfully entered the NCAA Global Top 64 and will meet UCLA (UCLA). In the round of 64 games, due to the points gap, the University of Texas basketball team has to play this game at the home court of the University of California, Los Angeles.
March Crazy has officially started, with a single-game elimination system and the defending champions may be eliminated in the first round.
Chapter completed!